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Her Sky Cowboy (2012)

by Beth Ciotta(Favorite Author)

3.41 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0451238478 (ISBN13: 9780451238474)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Penguin New American Library

series

The Glorious Victorious Darcys

review 1: Not sure how to rate this good. It is silly with too much info dumping. The ending is not very satisfying as there are two more books to go. And yet, I love it. I've read several alternate steam punk history books and found them lacking in the humor and joy. This book goes not lack in humor and it is clear the author has a real joy for the subject. The name dropping with lightly vailed references to Jules Vern and modern mash-ups like The Adventures of Bisco County Jr just add to the fun for a true geek but might be annoying to other readers.
review 2: This inventive alternate history steampunk story was great fun. Set in Victorian England after the arrival of time travelers from the future (the 1960’s), we see the effects such a visit would have on ... morehistory. After Amelia Darcy’s father is killed while tinkering with one of his inventions, she vows to bring honor and respect to the Darcy name by winning a competition to produce the best item of historical significance. She has an idea of where she can get her hands on such a thing, and sets off for Italy on one of her father’s inventions, a kitecycle. When she almost collides with American cowboy Tucker Gentry’s airship, the Maverick, she crashes the kitecycle. After she relates a sad tale of trying to get to Italy to see her dying grandfather, Tuck agrees to help her reach her destination. As the story continues, we see lots of inventions influenced by knowledge of the future, a plot by an unscrupulous nobleman to try to gain knowledge of a time machine, a dastardly pirate, and some pretty colorful members of the Maverick’s crew, as well as the delightful Miss Darcy and Tucker Gentry. This was a wonderful start to the series, The Glorious Victorious Darcys, which will include the stories of Amelia’s twin brothers, Simon and Jules. less

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